The 1979 NBA draft was supposed to mark the beginning of the Detroit Pistons' ascension in the standings. It just took a lot longer than expected. With three picks among the top 15 in '79, the Pistons ...
SEATTLE — Gus "The Wizard" Williams, a former Seattle Supersonics player who led the team to its only NBA championship in 1979, has died at age 71. Williams spent six seasons of his NBA career with ...
On March 26, 1979, Len DeLuca watched the NCAA men’s basketball championship between Michigan State and Indiana State from his home in the Boston area. DeLuca, who worked as a lawyer and a radio ...
Paul Mokeski says Larry Bird and Magic Johnson played a big role in putting the NBA where it is today Mokeski bares fans showed little interest in the NBA before Bird and Magic entered the league The ...
Lonnie Shelton, the starting power forward and defensive enforcer for the Sonics team that won the city’s only NBA title in 1979, has died at the age of 62. Shelton passed away Sunday night in ...
Forty-two years ago today, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird made their NBA debuts for their respective teams. The fans didn't know it yet, but this would be the start of a fearsome rivalry. Many ...
Basketball taught Paul Silas how to be patient. As a player, he waited 10 years before winning his first championship. As a coach, he waited 15 years for a second chance at running a team. As a father ...
Sonics great Fred Brown’s 1979 NBA championship ring fetched a winning bid of $115,242 at auction. Brown’s wife, Linda, put the ring up for sale on the Grey Flannel Auctions website and it drew 29 ...
In February 1997, Wilt Chamberlain, then 60 years old, was one of the legendary figures honored during NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, celebrating the league’s 50 greatest players. Reflecting back ...
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